HyperDic: abu_ali_al-husain_ibn_abdallah_ibn_sina

English > 1 sense of the expression Abu Ali al-Husain ibn Abdallah ibn Sina:
NOUNperson Abu Ali al-Husain ibn Abdallah ibn Sina, Avicenna, ibn-SinaArabian physician and influential Islamic philosopher
English > Abu Ali al-Husain ibn Abdallah ibn Sina: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningArabian physician and influential Islamic philosopher; his interpretation of Aristotle influenced St. Thomas Aquinas; writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years (980-1037).
SynonymsAvicenna, ibn-Sina
Instance ofdoctor, doc, physician, MD, Dr., medicoA licensed medical practitioner
philosopherA specialist in philosophy
SpanishAvicena, Avicenna
CatalanAvicena

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